The free gift set includes a blush stick, a lip gloss, an eyeliner, four polishes, plus chevron nail stickers. My review set was missing Kirby, a silver glitter top coat, and the chevron nail stickers. Your free gift will come with those pieces, though!

This box is $24.99 with a monthly subscription or $19.99 with a 3-month subscription. Check out our Julep Maven reviews to learn more about this subscription!

Details: All Maven plans automatically renew, and you may cancel anytime. Billing occurs on the 27th of each month. Once you join, you’ll be able to customize your monthly Maven box with your favorite nail colors & beauty products from a brand new Julep collection (or wait for a surprise). Your free welcome gift includes three nail polishes and one beauty product.

Julep makes some very nice glosses; in the gloss game, that means not too sticky. I like to have a gloss on hand for days when I don’t have time to apply a lipstick with precision but still want some color. Lively is a sheer hot pink color with some fuchsia undertones. It had some pretty good lasting power and kept my lips feeling hydrated. Loved the scent too, totally yum.

Here’s the gloss on, it’s a nice subtle shade for my fair complexion. I did noticed that pigment settled into the creases in my lips.

This was my first time trying one of Julep’s Skip the Brush blushes and I was pleasantly surprised. I’m a blush + brush kind of girl and I wasn’t sure how this would go on over my foundation. I applied it in dots rather than a streak and blended it out in circular motions with my fingers. It blends beautifully and the color is a lovely baby pink with a subtle shimmer.

The When Pencil Met Gel eyeliner in Bronze Shimmer was soft, creamy, and swatched nicely. It’s a bit lighter than what I would normally wear but is a good neutral with a hint of bling. I haven’t betrayed my liquid liner wing in years so I wasn’t able to give this a shot on my eye.

Myriam is a nice red shade (a twist on a classic) with orange undertones. I prefer warm reds like this, the more orange the better, over cool reds so I was really happy about this color. The polish went on smoothly with even coverage which meant I really only needed 2 light coats. I recommend always using a base coat but especially when using any red polish – they can be tough to remove!

Paulina is a metallic teal described by Julep as a peacock duochrome. It is a full coverage shimmer polish and was easy to apply. I like that Julep took some creative license in their Star Spangled Set by using a teal rather than a true blue.

Brigitte is a bright white. As usual with white polishes, the first coat goes on pretty streaky and you’ll have to take care to get full coverage in a few coats.

Verdict: I think this is a fantastic welcome box from Julep – they’ve picked great products to introduce new customers to their line. Most people think polish when they think of Julep so it’s smart of them to include some makeup products. My favorite item from the box is the blush, the creamy application is nice and I like that the shimmer lets it act as a blush and highlight in one.

If you are interested in the Julep Maven subscription, there’s no better way to get started! And good to know about Julep – you can skip any month you aren’t interested in.

Emily is a design enthusiast who loves beautiful objects. She’s really into vegan snacks, corgis, home goods, and minimalist makeup. She is currently fostering a healthy subscription addiction.

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13 Comments

Sayuri May 26, 2016 at 12:53 pm

Welcome Emily. I must say you’re quite in a memorial day mood with Red, White and Blue.

Hi Jinytte and thank you! It takes a lot of practice for sure to get the application down. It helps me to remember that I don’t have to get the polish RIGHT up next to my cuticle, so I just imagine a border of nail between my cuticle and the polish, if that makes sense!

Welcome Emily! ? I enjoyed your review very much. All of the detail & description in your review, definitely has me considering julep as a monthly subscription. Keep up the great work! Hope to see more of your reviews ?